XP Upgrade From 98SE

After upgrading to Windows XP from 98SE most of my hardware including mouse,
printer and speakers no longer work. I have updated all necessary drivers
and have thoroughly checked the XP website for ANY assistance with no
success. Why would a different operating system affect a computer in this
way? Any suggestions?

Andrew E.

07-10-2005, 01:45 AM

98SE uses the FAT32 file system,xp uses ntfs,have you converted to ntfs.
If not,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:CONVERT C: /FS:ntfs This is not
reversable unless you reformat and reinstall 98,however,the downloads you're
getting,and all others for xp are in ntfs.

"MKDombrowski" wrote:

> After upgrading to Windows XP from 98SE most of my hardware including mouse,
> printer and speakers no longer work. I have updated all necessary drivers
> and have thoroughly checked the XP website for ANY assistance with no
> success. Why would a different operating system affect a computer in this
> way? Any suggestions?
>

John Rampling

07-10-2005, 01:45 AM

"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
news:C10C3946-564E-4AB5-AF0B-E78FB12D3E12@microsoft.com...
> 98SE uses the FAT32 file system,xp uses ntfs,have you converted to ntfs.
> If not,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:CONVERT C: /FS:ntfs This is not
> reversable unless you reformat and reinstall 98,however,the downloads
> you're
> getting,and all others for xp are in ntfs.
>
> "MKDombrowski" wrote:
>
>> After upgrading to Windows XP from 98SE most of my hardware including
>> mouse,
>> printer and speakers no longer work. I have updated all necessary
>> drivers
>> and have thoroughly checked the XP website for ANY assistance with no
>> success. Why would a different operating system affect a computer in
>> this
>> way? Any suggestions?

That is the most stupid and uninformed reply I have ever seen in this NG.

|8-(

Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

07-10-2005, 01:45 AM

XP runs just fine on FAT32, and this has nothing to do with the users
problem. There is no reason to convert to NTFS, nor will doing that fix
anything. Downloads are stored in whatever file format the system is using.

"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
news:C10C3946-564E-4AB5-AF0B-E78FB12D3E12@microsoft.com...
> 98SE uses the FAT32 file system,xp uses ntfs,have you converted to ntfs.
> If not,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:CONVERT C: /FS:ntfs This is not
> reversable unless you reformat and reinstall 98,however,the downloads
> you're
> getting,and all others for xp are in ntfs.
>
> "MKDombrowski" wrote:
>
>> After upgrading to Windows XP from 98SE most of my hardware including
>> mouse,
>> printer and speakers no longer work. I have updated all necessary
>> drivers
>> and have thoroughly checked the XP website for ANY assistance with no
>> success. Why would a different operating system affect a computer in
>> this
>> way? Any suggestions?
>>

Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

07-10-2005, 01:45 AM

Hi,

Did you check the system for compatibility with WinXP before upgrading? Not
all hardware or combinations thereof will operate correctly.

"MKDombrowski" <MKDombrowski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C46454F2-FDA3-46CD-AE75-AA1B8AA3F94E@microsoft.com...
> After upgrading to Windows XP from 98SE most of my hardware including
> mouse,
> printer and speakers no longer work. I have updated all necessary drivers
> and have thoroughly checked the XP website for ANY assistance with no
> success. Why would a different operating system affect a computer in this
> way? Any suggestions?
>

Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE

07-10-2005, 01:45 AM

That is ridiculous.
The file system is a partition property and the file does not care what file
system it is on..

"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
news:C10C3946-564E-4AB5-AF0B-E78FB12D3E12@microsoft.com...
> 98SE uses the FAT32 file system,xp uses ntfs,have you converted to ntfs.
> If not,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:CONVERT C: /FS:ntfs This is not
> reversable unless you reformat and reinstall 98,however,the downloads
> you're
> getting,and all others for xp are in ntfs.
>
> "MKDombrowski" wrote:
>
>> After upgrading to Windows XP from 98SE most of my hardware including
>> mouse,
>> printer and speakers no longer work. I have updated all necessary
>> drivers
>> and have thoroughly checked the XP website for ANY assistance with no
>> success. Why would a different operating system affect a computer in
>> this
>> way? Any suggestions?
>>

Sharon F

07-10-2005, 01:45 AM

On Sun, 22 May 2005 19:24:02 -0700, MKDombrowski wrote:

> After upgrading to Windows XP from 98SE most of my hardware including mouse,
> printer and speakers no longer work. I have updated all necessary drivers
> and have thoroughly checked the XP website for ANY assistance with no
> success. Why would a different operating system affect a computer in this
> way? Any suggestions?

Drivers come in different versions for different operating systems. In most
cases, the ones suitable for Win98 will not work in WinXP.

WinXP includes basic drivers for many but not all devices. For
full-featured drivers or for drivers not included in XP, check the hardware
manufacturer's website for XP drivers. If no XP drivers are available, the
Win2000 drivers are second choice and often work.

"MKDombrowski" <MKDombrowski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C46454F2-FDA3-46CD-AE75-AA1B8AA3F94E@microsoft.com...
> After upgrading to Windows XP from 98SE most of my hardware including
> mouse,
> printer and speakers no longer work. I have updated all necessary drivers
> and have thoroughly checked the XP website for ANY assistance with no
> success. Why would a different operating system affect a computer in this
> way? Any suggestions?
>